Prevalência de cirurgias pré-protéticas em pacientes atendidos na disciplina de Cirurgia Bucomaxilofacial II da UFES no período de 2010 a 2013

Introduction: A significant number of surgeries are performed in dentistry for prosthetic purposes, whether in private practice, public service or educational institutions. However, there have been few studies on the prevalence of these types of procedures. Objective: This investigation aims at identifying the prevalence of pre- prosthetic surgery in the Oral Surgery II (OS II) Course of the School of Dentistry, Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES) between March/2010 and December/2013. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using retrospective analysis of 1286 dental records. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (absolute and relative averages). Results: Pre-prosthetic surgery was performed in 5.98% of patients treated in the period under study. 92% of patients were from the Greater Vitoria / ES region, surgeries were more frequent in females (80.5%) in their 5th and 6th decades of life, with the excision of Inflammatory Fibrous Hyperplasia (IFH) being the most prevalent procedure (54.5%), followed by multiple extractions with or without alveoloplasty (11.7%). The most common site affected was the maxilla, in the regions of vestibular sulcus and alveolar ridge. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that pre-prosthetic surgery accounts for an important percentage of the care provided in the OS II course, UFES. Among the types of surgery, excision of HFI was the most prevalent, highlighting the importance of dental guidance for oral hygiene, and periodic evaluations of integrity and hygiene of the prosthesis to prevent injury